The Go-To Gem Combos

I've searched for information about this, but most of it is outdated since so many things get changed, nerfed, removed, etc. So as a helpful reference--unless someone knows of an existing source for it--I'd like to create a list of the most build-enabling, potent, and/or useful gem combinations as of 3.0.

Just as an example:
Cast When Damage Taken :: Immortal Call :: Increased Duration

This one is really well known, but it's still relevant and useful.

One I discovered recently was...
Shield Charge :: Fortify :: Curse on Hit :: Enfeeble, Punishment, Vulnerability, Elemental Weakness, etc

For my Lacerate build, I run Punishment for the extra damage scaling, because it's quite potent, but Enfeeble would have great synergy with Fortify as a strong defensive setup you can put on a 4L (glove, helm, boots).

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So the way I would like this to work is to have people put the strongest combinations they know into a list, and once it gets big enough, I'll collate them into organized categories and post a new thread with the updated info as a resource for people to reference.

Thanks in advance for any contributions.
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Shield Charge/Etc > Faster Attacks > Fortify

Lightning Warp > Less Duration > Swift Affliction

Orb of Storms > Curse on Hit > Curse > Curse

Orb of Storms > Power Charge on Crit > Increased Crit Strikes > Inc Dura/Inc AoE

Decoy Totem > Minion and Totem Ele Res > Enhance > Empower
Last edited by ShadyC#1006 on Sep 30, 2017, 12:26:22 PM
Didn't even think of Swift Affliction for Lit Warp. That's clever.
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Cast When Damage Taken/Glacial Cascade/Curse on Hit/Enfeeble

Lightning Warp/Faster Casting/Less Duration/Culling Strike

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vengeance/reckoning + onslaught

herald of ice + curse on hit + <curse> + onslaught

cast on death + portal

cast when damage taken + <golem>
Last edited by kompaniet#2874 on Oct 1, 2017, 4:28:23 AM
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kompaniet wrote:
vengeance/reckoning + onslaught

herald of ice + curse on hit + <curse> + onslaught

cast on death + portal

cast when damage taken + <golem>


I've tried the counterattack gems with Onslaught, but they aren't reliable. However...

<Attack/Spell> + Culling Strike + Onslaught is pretty decent.

As for Heralds, I don't generally like to put too much on them, because they lose their effective value in most cases relative to their mana cost (reserved). But...

Herald of Ash + Ele Prolif has been pretty good from my testing.
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Ash cannot be Proliferated anymore, since 3.0.
leapslam + fortify + faster attacks + onslaught could work if you can do enough damage to one shot most white monsters in most maps. just to keep onslaught up for clear speed and pace.

abyssal cry + poison used to work in the past so linking onslaught to that should also work.
Last edited by kompaniet#2874 on Oct 1, 2017, 10:54:56 AM
Didn't know that... Ugh. Nerfs ruin so much in this game.
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Wither, faster casting, increased duration, spell totem.

Frost wall, curse on hit, temporal chains, offensive curse of choice. So nice for ranged because they're slowed and then they walk around a huge obstacle to get you.

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